NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, and they are seeking an Associate Counsel for their Content Protection team. This role will serve as a key legal advisor within NBCU’s copyright enforcement program, providing legal guidance and support for industry initiatives and enforcement actions.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to the IP Operations team on the day-to-day enforcement of NBCUniversal’s copyrights, including reviewing potential fair use issues, reviewing copyright disputes from end users, responding to DMCA counter-notices, and sending C&D notices
- Provide support for incident response involving leaks of NBCUniversal content, including assisting investigations and enforcement
- Advise on requests from business units and licensees, including claiming of user-generated copies of NBCUniversal content on social media platforms, UGC monetization program, reviewing and drafting copyright enforcement and content security language, marketing and ad sales initiatives, and AI-generated content
- Conduct rights research and manage internal database of rights information
- Provide advice and counsel to the IP engineering team on the development and management of databases of NBCUniversal copyright enforcement rights
- Provide support for industry content protection legal actions including litigation, administrative actions, and criminal prosecutions
- Work closely with members of NBCUniversal’s various business units including Film, TV, International, and Sports
Skills
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school, or foreign equivalent
- Member in good standing of the state bar of California, or member in good standing of another state bar and qualified to register as California in-house counsel
- 1+ years of experience as a practicing attorney with experience in intellectual property matters
- Ability to work in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary, tech-focused environment
- Solid team player able to work with professionals around the globe from a range of disciplines including Legal, Public Policy, Communications, and Technology
- Exceptional communicator who can discuss legal issues in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner with both lawyers and non-lawyers
- Must be comfortable learning and analyzing legal issues arising from new technologies
- 2+ years in private practice preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- A variety of other discounts and perks
Company Overview
NBCUniversal is a media company that provides entertainment and news development, production, distribution, and marketing services. It is a sub-organization of Comcast. It was founded in 1912, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.nbcuniversal.com/.
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